Available by Phone: 9am-6pm CST, Monday to Friday (405) 780-7745, Ask for Bill Platt --- Contact Us by Email
	Home      Purchase Ghost Writing      Purchase Article Distributions      Services in a Nutshell Search Articles for Reprint
Copyright Enforcement & Reprint Check Tool: Article Reprints In Google Article Reprints In Yahoo! Article Reprints In MSN Article Reprints In Widow Search Article Reprints In WindSeek Article Reprints In AllTheWeb Article Reprints In AltaVista Original Distribution Date: 2007-12-13 11:00:00 Word Count: 1025 Times Viewed: 297 Article Rating: 1.50 Votes Cast: 2 Google PageRank: 0 PR Last Checked: 2007-03-19 Author Overall Stats: Times Viewed Overall: 8817 Author Overall Rating: 2.45 Votes Cast Overall: 40 More Articles By This Author: Celeste Varley's Website Articles On This Website Make Money Online FREE Getting Started Package Available Would You Like To Own Your Own Article Directory? We Recommend Article Friendly. Save Money on Auto Parts Sign up to sell more than a dozen top-selling products Download the Niche-Browser for FREE! Mobile Phone Review http://thephantomwriters.com/free_content/db/v/turning-humdrum-into-humming.shtml Turning Humdrum Into Humming Copyright © 2007-2008 Celeste Varley Most people have had to drive to work, at one time or another. You usually take the same route every day. Even if you change the route a bit, it still gets you there at the appointed time. Driving to work is about as predictable and humdrum as it gets. Sometimes your mind runs over something that happened outside work, but mostly you think about what's happening at work today. The goal's the thing. Pretty predictable. Just how you may have been making art - with the goal foremost in mind, and your intellect at the wheel. Do people still take Sunday drives? It used to be an adventure, in the days before gas prices skyrocketed. You'd jump in the car, and off you'd go with no destination in mind, other than to discover what's there you've never noticed before. . . a bird's nest, a hidden beach, a shady path that beckons, an old horse leaning on a fence. When you'd allowed yourself to follow all the prompts of your curiosity, you returned home refreshed, and often with a new lease on life. How could you could use this model of the Sunday drive with your art? Don't make art. That's right, don't make art. Put aside your usual routine. Get a-hold of some cheap paper or a recycled canvas. Most importantly, forget about any goal or preconceived image. Put the idea of an end product right out of your mind. Isn't that hard to do? Here's a secret. . . It is hard to do, but only at first. It's only getting started that's different. But once you're started, you'll be surprised at how much fun it is. Because you're not directing the action with your eyes and mind. Get Lost. Let your paintbrush, chalk, pencil, or clay take you on a Sunday drive. Relinquish all control over to your heart. Be a back seat observer. Suspend all judgment. For a l-o-n-g time, and even afterwards. Possibly forever. This is not you illustrating a Sunday drive! ! ! Instead of focusing on achieving a finished product, keep your mind out of gear. The mind is out of its depth in understanding the unknown. It simply can't do it. So, give your mind a job, then it won't feel antsy. Like you'd give your kids in the back seat a puzzle while you were driving. Your mind's job is to be a neutral observer. Your hand and heart will direct the show. Let your mind be willing to be surprised by what colours your heart chooses today. You may stumble into colours that clash, or colours you hate may insist on being there. Who knows they might find new friends alongside colours you prefer. If you normally work fast, try slowing down to a snail's pace for awhile. If you usually work rather slowly, try speeding up beyond your usual comfort level. Push and pull your pace boundaries. If you prefer your right hand, let your left hand have a turn. And, once your non-dominant hand is into the action, dare to let both hands have a go together! Break all the rules of propriety. Along the way, you might notice a process which is new for you. You might find you rather enjoy a new colour palette or texture. There might be a feel to the overall rhythm which embodies your individuality in a unique way. When you're all spent, all done, keep judgment suspended, and make no conclusions. Not yet. Then -- Try holding it up to a mirror, up close and at a distance, upside down and sideways. Keep witnessing . . . suspend judgment. Show it to your dog or cat. But above all --- DON'T THROW IT AWAY! You're not done with it yet. If you've managed to keep your ego mind out of the process this far, please congratulate yourself! The next day or week or month, you could be surprised at what memories come up from your Sunday drive. What connections are there which you didn't know you'd be looking for? And what you might discover, hidden there, possibly, might be a gentle little sign from deep within your heart. If you decide to discard the whole thing, you'll squash this tender thing flat as a bug. Sheltering a newly emerging facet of yourself is delicate, tender work, like nurturing a newly hatched egg. The process of pushing boundaries challenges your sense of safety. It opens doors that have been shut on facets of your real self for a long time. It's like pulling off bandaids, or scabs to let the air into old wounds, and let them heal cleanly. Patiently allow yourself to trust your heart, that step by step you can heal, and become even realer, wiser, deeper as you continue on your path of creative exploration. Is it art? Could be it is, but chances are it won't be "art". But then remember that wasn't your goal. Could be it's very beautiful too. It is what it is. SO WHAT IS IT? A record of a personal journey you undertook, a process you experienced, that one time. Depending on how well you managed to turn over controls to your hands and heart, this could be a precious, one time only record. You might be tempted to "fix" it later, to change the end result, in the light of your very particular intellect / ego. Or, you might decide to honour your tender, tentative venture. I hope you will honour it, whatever you do. You can always put away your Sunday car and drive to work on Monday as usual. If you want the comfort of safety, and sameness. And no one needs to know what you did in that stolen hour. No one needs be any the wiser. Except, you are wiser. You'll have observed some things about your deeper self, and you can't give it back. Instead of judging it, accept it, appreciate it, run with it, enjoy it. It's you in all your perfection. And I'll bet you anything, it isn't humdrum. All the best to you and your art, Celeste Varley, About The Author: Hello, I'm Celeste Varley and have been an artist at heart all my life. It is my privilege and passion to help seekers move beyond self-expression, to access the seeds of wholeness within. If you like this article, you may want to see more "Fresh Horses" articles on my website. Check it out and see if it's right for you. http://www.heartsongstudio.com Celeste Varley, Heartsong Studio, Helping the Creative Spirit to Soar. BlinkBits Blinklist BlogMarks Co.mments Connotea Delicious Delirious Digg it Fark it Furl This Link A GoGo Magnolia Netvouz Raw Sugar Reddit Scuttle Seed This Shadows Simpy Smarking Spurl This TailRank Wists Feed Me Links Technorati Cosmos YahooMyWeb VOTE ON THIS ARTICLE Needs Work >> 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 << Excellent Article Tell our authors what you think about their article. Automatically Post This Article To Your Blog by inserting your Email-To-Blog Address, as can be set up in your Blogging software: "Link Back To This Article" Copy-And-Paste Are You Using This Article? We want to know about it. HTML Article Copy-And-Paste <font size=+2>Turning Humdrum Into Humming</font><BR> Copyright © 2007-2008 Celeste Varley<BR><BR><BR> Most people have had to drive to work, at one time or another. You usually take the same route every day. Even if you change the route a bit, it still gets you there at the appointed time. <BR><BR> Driving to work is about as predictable and humdrum as it gets. Sometimes your mind runs over something that happened outside work, but mostly you think about what's happening at work today. The goal's the thing. Pretty predictable. Just how you may have been making art - with the goal foremost in mind, and your intellect at the wheel.<BR><BR> Do people still take Sunday drives? It used to be an adventure, in the days before gas prices skyrocketed. You'd jump in the car, and off you'd go with no destination in mind, other than to discover what's there you've never noticed before. . . a bird's nest, a hidden beach, a shady path that beckons, an old horse leaning on a fence. <BR><BR> When you'd allowed yourself to follow all the prompts of your curiosity, you returned home refreshed, and often with a new lease on life.<BR><BR> How could you could use this model of the Sunday drive with your art? <LI>Don't make art. That's right, don't make art. Put aside your usual routine. Get a-hold of some cheap paper or a recycled canvas. Most importantly, forget about any goal or preconceived image. Put the idea of an end product right out of your mind. Isn't that hard to do? <BR><BR> Here's a secret. . . It is hard to do, but only at first. It's only getting started that's different. But once you're started, you'll be surprised at how much fun it is. Because you're not directing the action with your eyes and mind. <LI>Get Lost. Let your paintbrush, chalk, pencil, or clay take you on a Sunday drive. Relinquish all control over to your heart. Be a back seat observer. Suspend all judgment. For a l-o-n-g time, and even afterwards. Possibly forever.<BR><BR> This is not you illustrating a Sunday drive! ! !<BR><BR> Instead of focusing on achieving a finished product, keep your mind out of gear. The mind is out of its depth in understanding the unknown. It simply can't do it.<BR><BR> So, give your mind a job, then it won't feel antsy. Like you'd give your kids in the back seat a puzzle while you were driving. Your mind's job is to be a neutral observer. Your hand and heart will direct the show. <BR><BR> <LI>Let your mind be willing to be surprised by what colours your heart chooses today. You may stumble into colours that clash, or colours you hate may insist on being there. Who knows they might find new friends alongside colours you prefer.<BR><BR> <LI>If you normally work fast, try slowing down to a snail's pace for awhile. If you usually work rather slowly, try speeding up beyond your usual comfort level. Push and pull your pace boundaries. <BR><BR> <LI>If you prefer your right hand, let your left hand have a turn. And, once your non-dominant hand is into the action, dare to let both hands have a go together! Break all the rules of propriety.<BR><BR> <LI>Along the way, you might notice a process which is new for you. <LI>You might find you rather enjoy a new colour palette or texture. <LI>There might be a feel to the overall rhythm which embodies your individuality in a unique way.<BR><BR> When you're all spent, all done, keep judgment suspended, and make no conclusions. Not yet. Then --<BR><BR> <LI>Try holding it up to a mirror, up close and at a distance, upside down and sideways. <LI>Keep witnessing . . . suspend judgment. <LI>Show it to your dog or cat. <BR><BR> But above all --- DON'T THROW IT AWAY! You're not done with it yet.<BR><BR> If you've managed to keep your ego mind out of the process this far, please congratulate yourself! The next day or week or month, you could be surprised at what memories come up from your Sunday drive. What connections are there which you didn't know you'd be looking for? <BR><BR> And what you might discover, hidden there, possibly, might be a gentle little sign from deep within your heart. If you decide to discard the whole thing, you'll squash this tender thing flat as a bug. Sheltering a newly emerging facet of yourself is delicate, tender work, like nurturing a newly hatched egg.<BR><BR> The process of pushing boundaries challenges your sense of safety. It opens doors that have been shut on facets of your real self for a long time. It's like pulling off bandaids, or scabs to let the air into old wounds, and let them heal cleanly. Patiently allow yourself to trust your heart, that step by step you can heal, and become even realer, wiser, deeper as you continue on your path of creative exploration.<BR><BR> Is it art? Could be it is, but chances are it won't be "art". But then remember that wasn't your goal. Could be it's very beautiful too. It is what it is.<BR><BR> SO WHAT IS IT? <BR><BR> A record of a personal journey you undertook, a process you experienced, that one time. Depending on how well you managed to turn over controls to your hands and heart, this could be a precious, one time only record. <BR><BR> You might be tempted to "fix" it later, to change the end result, in the light of your very particular intellect / ego. Or, you might decide to honour your tender, tentative venture. I hope you will honour it, whatever you do. <BR><BR> You can always put away your Sunday car and drive to work on Monday as usual. If you want the comfort of safety, and sameness. And no one needs to know what you did in that stolen hour. No one needs be any the wiser.<BR><BR> Except, you are wiser. You'll have observed some things about your deeper self, and you can't give it back. Instead of judging it, accept it, appreciate it, run with it, enjoy it. It's you in all your perfection. And I'll bet you anything, it isn't humdrum.<BR><BR> All the best to you and your art,<BR><BR> Celeste Varley, <BR><BR> <B><I>About The Author:</I></B><BR> <table border=1 cellpadding=4><tr><td><font size=2 face=verdana> Hello, I'm <b>Celeste Varley</b> and have been an artist at heart all my life. It is my privilege and passion to help seekers move beyond self-expression, to access the seeds of wholeness within. If you like this article, you may want to see more "Fresh Horses" articles on my website. Check it out and see if it's right for you. <a href=http://www.heartsongstudio.com target=_blank>http://www.heartsongstudio.com</a> Celeste Varley, Heartsong Studio, Helping the Creative Spirit to Soar. </font></td></tr></table> <BR><BR>Read More Articles from Celeste Varley:<BR><font size=1 face=verdana><a href=http://www.heartsongstudio.com/fresh-horses/ target=_blank>Celeste Varley's Articles on Heartsong Studio</a><BR>Article Source: <a href=http://thePhantomWriters.com/ target=_blank>thePhantomWriters Article Submission Service</a></font><BR><BR> TEXT Article Copy-And-Paste Turning Humdrum Into Humming Copyright © 2007-2008 Celeste Varley Most people have had to drive to work, at one time or another. You usually take the same route every day. Even if you change the route a bit, it still gets you there at the appointed time. Driving to work is about as predictable and humdrum as it gets. Sometimes your mind runs over something that happened outside work, but mostly you think about what's happening at work today. The goal's the thing. Pretty predictable. Just how you may have been making art - with the goal foremost in mind, and your intellect at the wheel. Do people still take Sunday drives? It used to be an adventure, in the days before gas prices skyrocketed. You'd jump in the car, and off you'd go with no destination in mind, other than to discover what's there you've never noticed before. . . a bird's nest, a hidden beach, a shady path that beckons, an old horse leaning on a fence. When you'd allowed yourself to follow all the prompts of your curiosity, you returned home refreshed, and often with a new lease on life. How could you could use this model of the Sunday drive with your art? * Don't make art. That's right, don't make art. Put aside your usual routine. Get a-hold of some cheap paper or a recycled canvas. Most importantly, forget about any goal or preconceived image. Put the idea of an end product right out of your mind. Isn't that hard to do? Here's a secret. . . It is hard to do, but only at first. It's only getting started that's different. But once you're started, you'll be surprised at how much fun it is. Because you're not directing the action with your eyes and mind. * Get Lost. Let your paintbrush, chalk, pencil, or clay take you on a Sunday drive. Relinquish all control over to your heart. Be a back seat observer. Suspend all judgment. For a l-o-n-g time, and even afterwards. Possibly forever. This is not you illustrating a Sunday drive! ! ! Instead of focusing on achieving a finished product, keep your mind out of gear. The mind is out of its depth in understanding the unknown. It simply can't do it. So, give your mind a job, then it won't feel antsy. Like you'd give your kids in the back seat a puzzle while you were driving. Your mind's job is to be a neutral observer. Your hand and heart will direct the show. * Let your mind be willing to be surprised by what colours your heart chooses today. You may stumble into colours that clash, or colours you hate may insist on being there. Who knows they might find new friends alongside colours you prefer. * If you normally work fast, try slowing down to a snail's pace for awhile. If you usually work rather slowly, try speeding up beyond your usual comfort level. Push and pull your pace boundaries. * If you prefer your right hand, let your left hand have a turn. And, once your non-dominant hand is into the action, dare to let both hands have a go together! Break all the rules of propriety. * Along the way, you might notice a process which is new for you. * You might find you rather enjoy a new colour palette or texture. * There might be a feel to the overall rhythm which embodies your individuality in a unique way. When you're all spent, all done, keep judgment suspended, and make no conclusions. Not yet. Then -- * Try holding it up to a mirror, up close and at a distance, upside down and sideways. * Keep witnessing . . . suspend judgment. * Show it to your dog or cat. But above all --- DON'T THROW IT AWAY! You're not done with it yet. If you've managed to keep your ego mind out of the process this far, please congratulate yourself! The next day or week or month, you could be surprised at what memories come up from your Sunday drive. What connections are there which you didn't know you'd be looking for? And what you might discover, hidden there, possibly, might be a gentle little sign from deep within your heart. If you decide to discard the whole thing, you'll squash this tender thing flat as a bug. Sheltering a newly emerging facet of yourself is delicate, tender work, like nurturing a newly hatched egg. The process of pushing boundaries challenges your sense of safety. It opens doors that have been shut on facets of your real self for a long time. It's like pulling off bandaids, or scabs to let the air into old wounds, and let them heal cleanly. Patiently allow yourself to trust your heart, that step by step you can heal, and become even realer, wiser, deeper as you continue on your path of creative exploration. Is it art? Could be it is, but chances are it won't be "art". But then remember that wasn't your goal. Could be it's very beautiful too. It is what it is. SO WHAT IS IT? A record of a personal journey you undertook, a process you experienced, that one time. Depending on how well you managed to turn over controls to your hands and heart, this could be a precious, one time only record. You might be tempted to "fix" it later, to change the end result, in the light of your very particular intellect / ego. Or, you might decide to honour your tender, tentative venture. I hope you will honour it, whatever you do. You can always put away your Sunday car and drive to work on Monday as usual. If you want the comfort of safety, and sameness. And no one needs to know what you did in that stolen hour. No one needs be any the wiser. Except, you are wiser. You'll have observed some things about your deeper self, and you can't give it back. Instead of judging it, accept it, appreciate it, run with it, enjoy it. It's you in all your perfection. And I'll bet you anything, it isn't humdrum. All the best to you and your art, Celeste Varley, ============================================================ Hello, I'm Celeste Varley and have been an artist at heart all my life. It is my privilege and passion to help seekers move beyond self-expression, to access the seeds of wholeness within. If you like this article, you may want to see more "Fresh Horses" articles on my website. Check it out and see if it's right for you. http://www.heartsongstudio.com Celeste Varley, Heartsong Studio, Helping the Creative Spirit to Soar. ============================================================ Read More Articles From Celeste Varley: http://www.heartsongstudio.com/fresh-horses/ http://thePhantomWriters.com/free_content/d/index.shtml#Celeste_Varley Article Description Copy-And-Paste Have you begun to feel that your artwork is pretty mediocre ? Do you set about the same procedure every time ? Perhaps you will find a little adventure in this article... Article Keywords Copy-And-Paste *** Digital Reprint Rights *** If you publish this article in a website/forum/blog, You Must Set All URL's or Mailto Addresses in the body of the article AND in the Author's Resource Box as Hyperlinks (clickable links). Links must remain in the form that we published them. Clean links should point to the Author's links without redirects having been inserted into the copy. You are not allowed to Change or Delete any Words or Links in the Article or Resource Box. Paragraph breaks must be retained with articles. You can change where the paragraph breaks fall, but you cannot eliminate all paragraph breaks as some have chosen to do. Email Distribution of this article Must be done through Opt-in Email Only. No Unsolicited Commercial Email. You Are Allowed to format the layout of the article for proper display of the article in your website or in your ezine, so long as you can maintain the author's interests within the article. You may not use sentences from this article as an input for any software that steals sentences from others in order to build an article with software. The copyright on this article applies to the "WHOLE" article. *** Author Notification *** We ask that you notify the author of publication of his or her work. Celeste Varley can be reached at: celeste.varley@thephantomwriters.com *** Print Publication Reprint Rights *** If you desire to publish this article in a PRINT publication, you must contact the author directly for Print Permission at: celeste.varley@thephantomwriters.com This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. (You are not required to show the creative commons license notice when you reprint this work.) Get Customized Advertising Plates for Your Vehicle. Advertise Your Online Business While You are Travelling from Place to Place. Unless Otherwise Noted, All Copy and Images are: Copyright © 2001-2008, Bill Platt, thePhantomWriters.com thePhantomWriters Ghost Writing Services thePhantomWriters Article Submission Services thePhantomWriters Blogging Services thePhantomWriters Article Writing Advice Blog Website Properties owned by Platt Services, Inc.: Links And Traffic - Guaranteed Link Development Services Stewart Consultants Perl & PHP Software Directory Original Content from Pen Circles Right Blinker Search Engine The Historical Wild West | Bill-Platt.com The Audio Video Cabling Guide | Your Domain URL Blogger Support | Double-Eagles | Windstorm Computing Automotive Information Humor Sites Owned by Us: Driving to California (Humor) Alien-Experiences Merchandise Blogs Owned by Us: Bill Platt Speaks Up | Byte-Sized Marketing Tips Blogger/BlogSpot "Unanswered" Support Issues Printer Troubleshooting and Tips Website Properties owned by Friends: Invisible MBA - Educational Articles | Super Home Ideas Marketing and Services provided by: Bill Platt and Platt Services, Inc. 2117 Valley Road Stillwater, Oklahoma 74075 (405) 780-7745 (office) 9am - 6:00pm CST, Monday Through Friday Last Update: 2007-12-13 11:00:00